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Joyce Reynolds-Ward

@joycereynoldsward.bsky.social

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Writer of speculative fiction from the wide open spaces. Rural liberal. Dispenser of horse cookies to the fancy-stepping Marker-boi. Former special ed teacher who's forgotten more about cognitive assessment than most people knew. #SFWA

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Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · Jan 19

Wow. I guess #BookTok has shown up here? Well, anyway, welcome to my new followers.
So here's how I do things.
I tend to keep my followbacks low until I get to know you as an account management tool. I use the OnlyPosts and Spec List feeds primarily.
Gotta have time to write.
What do I write? 1/5

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Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 5h

Speaking from experience...the Silents, the Greatests, and the older Boomers are all at fault. I was a Jones watching this phenomenon happen in the '80s and...it was the Silents and the Greatests co-opting older Boomers and selling out Jones and X. It was damned depressing to experience.

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Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 5h

Dungeness crab probably won't be a challenge...maybe boning a tuna?

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 6h

The majority of the country couldn't be bothered to vaccinate annually but they're looking at disabled people masking like we're the problem?

Nah, bud. I don't have patience for it anymore.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 8h

my Aunt Kathleen, who passed away last February, was a lifelong Crafts Person and a Catholic fundraiser party hostess practically from the cradle. for the last decade she precision-targeted that energy toward pro-choice women Democrats in small-town NC. she was worth 100 dirtbag online leftbros

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Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 9h

Weird. Totally weird. Hugs.

Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 1d

I love this.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 1d

More Lucky Loser:

DJT is incredibly lucky that his siblings didn’t go off on him. They SHOULD have. They had an excellent case for exploiting an elder, elder financial abuse, and out-right theft.

The only reason they didn’t? Their own shares of the fortune were in the family money laundry.

CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 2d

As above (or yesterday) this is a guy who can easily be goaded into spending more money and getting less for it than if he’d just been reasonable, normal, financially prudent. This is all public, it’s not anything that wasn’t reported at the time.

Journalistic malpractice all over 2016 and since.

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olivicmic.bsky.social @olivicmic.bsky.social · 1d

Nobody is bullying anyone for being marginalized. It’s just mad up whining for attention. They are being “bullied” for using AI, doesn’t matter who they are, they deserve it fully.

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Reverend Jesus "Ł" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Y'all, the NEWSMAX motherfucker won't even sign this.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign.

Media outlets, including MAGA channel Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

www.cnn.com

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Chris Anderson @midwestdude.bsky.social · 1d

Real wages rising for the exact demographics people say they want looked after, and then saying Democrats/liberals abandoned them, is one of the more disconcerting social media trends (on the left) of the last few years.

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LanaQuest aka RosaSparks @lqlana.bsky.social · 1d

💯
And you're absolutely right. Near silence with James while people lost their shit over Kimmel.

When your fight for Democracy is selective then you ain't really fighting for Democracy.

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Talib Kweli @talibkweli.bsky.social · 1d

When I posted a meme saying that we should support Tish James like we did Jimmy Kimmel, heaps of white people began attacking me. Not on Twitter, here on BlueSky. A whole bunch of guilt ridden, hit dogs came here to holler. The problem with America is that racism survives progressivism.

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Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 1d

Gee, look at the white guys in fancy suits fleeing. Heh.

Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 1d

I blame the "professionalization" trend that started in the '70s.

Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 1d

I find Heinlein's short stories to be some of his most memorable work. Haven't touched Asimov in years.

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Erin Brown @babblewocky.bsky.social · 1d

MA Creative Writing programs that alienate and bully speculative fiction author students are part of the reason our country is so messed up right now, and it’s beyond time they examine the white supremacy and white privilege history of “literary fiction.”

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly.

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Nicole Evans | Editor and Author @thoughtsstained.bsky.social · 1d

I have so many:

* Publishing should be fully remote and their NYC offices sold
* Unpaid internships should not exist
* There should be assistants (paid) for every agent so no query letter ever goes without a response (even if "just" form)
* Project managers should be implemented so editors can EDIT

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, if you put it out there, you're gonna get disagreement sometimes. That's part of a healthy discussion.

Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 1d

A *different* type of witch story! But then again, Yesinia's world is a different sort of magic world. If this sold more copies, I might write more about this world. As it is...meh.
On sale for $2.99
books2read.com/becomingsolo

Background--woman with outstretched hands and lightning from her fingers, with fire background.
Text--What choice will Yesinia make?
Go solo or join her family's spell matrix?
And what happens to the Bright Star Magic Fair if she chooses wrong?

(p.s. is anyone bothering to read this?????)

Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 1d

Which makes further sense about it being less of a big deal where I grew up. Limited Italian American presence.

Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of so-called well regarded writers are only in that position because of connections that vaulted them to the top, not necessarily because of writing ability.
Otherwise, becoming famous is all about luck, not ability.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 1d

They *love* to prey on new indie writers. Check with Writer Beware and ask about anything. Basically, avoid someone that wants you to pay large amounts of $$$ and makes outrageous claims.

Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 1d

I've been doing this since 2011 and have 25 books (not counting the short stories) out there. I don't sell big, but I've qualified easily for SFWA full membership. Some books work, some don't, and I just move on.

Also, watch for scammers.

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Joyce Reynolds-Ward @joycereynoldsward.bsky.social · 1d

I'm a decent editor, so I'll swap editing for editing and editing for cover art. I'll also swap interior layout for editing or covers because I...have Vellum which does a good job, and I've paid for the investment by doing layout for others.

Marketing and promo is the tough piece.

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